I live in an urban city, and I'm getting bitten at night by bugs because I have itchy bites on my legs. I'm pretty sure they aren't bed bugs because bed bugs are 1/4 inches long, and i don't think anything like that is in my room. Any ideas? They might be mosquitoes because i live near a lake, but i don't get how they would get to my legs.
2007-03-26 13:01:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
Of course, it can be bed bugs. You don't see them, because they are active only when you sleep. Though you should be able to see traces of blood on your sheets, because they do that... Bed bugs like legs more than any other part of your body, I don't know why. On the other hand, their bites usually are not itchy. Try to sleep on the floor. If you still get those bites, it might be something else, because bed bugs are too stupid to get out of the bed.
2007-03-26 21:12:20 · answer #1 · answered by Lemmi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are other bugs that bites such as the kissing bug from the Family Reduviidae. They are blood feeders. They are usually nocturnal and reactions are due to salivary proteins. The most common kissing bugs in the United States are in the genus Triatoma with the less common Paratriatoma found in the southwest. They usually bites in the human face or other soft parts. Another is the cone-nosed bug. prey specifically upon the blood of (mostly warm-blooded) vertebrates which includes us. Symptoms of the bite range from mild itching, severe joint pain, nausea, chills and dizziness to anaphylactic shock.They could also be mosquitoes because some usually bites at night or even the cockroaches. Cockroaches do bite human specially if asleep.
2007-03-27 07:42:59 · answer #2 · answered by milfeulle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They could be bedbugs. You don't see them because they hide in the cracks and crevices, and the nymphs are a lot smaller than the adults, with the first instar being only 1 mm in length. However, bedbugs don't just bite legs, they would bite any exposed skin. But if the harborage is near where your legs are, it is possible that they only target your legs.
Frank
http://waronbedbugs.blogspot.com
2007-03-27 13:02:03 · answer #3 · answered by Frank 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fleas
2007-03-26 20:05:37 · answer #4 · answered by mister 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe spiders
2007-03-26 20:10:04 · answer #5 · answered by ENRIQUE L 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋